Detailed-industry lab

Industry comparison studio

Compare official Census industry measures and matched 2017-2022 observations. Industry categories, broad sectors, and curated antitrust markets remain distinct.

Universe899Detailed rows

Measures6Fixed benchmarks

Coverage2017–23Three Census layers

Comparable here

National six-digit rows sharing the employer-firm universe and revenue-based concentration basis; signed changes require an identical code, level, sector, and label in both Census tables.

Still requires judgment

A relative rank is a screening signal. Product and geographic market definition, competitive effects, entry, and legal conclusions require separate evidence.

Selection console

Choose two to four detailed industries

Every rank and percentile uses the same 899 six-digit NAICS rows, so hierarchy level stays fixed across the comparison.

4 / 4

01 / 561431

Private mail centers

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

HHIWithheldRevenue$5.2B

Evidence profile

02 / 561410

Document preparation services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

HHIWithheldRevenue$3.5B

Evidence profile

03 / 812310

Coin-operated laundries and drycleaners

Other services (except public administration)

HHIWithheldRevenue$5.5B

Evidence profile

04 / 459140

Musical instrument and supplies retailers

Retail trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$7.1B

Evidence profile

Research workflow

Carry the selected industries into analysis and publication4 canonical industry profiles / 0 of 6 currently saved

Atlas workspace Draft brief

Relative percentile matrix

Compare position before comparing raw scale

Every measure uses a fixed 0-100 percentile benchmark. Exact raw values, national ranks, and disclosure gaps remain visible beside the shared 50th-percentile marker.

Benchmark universe / 899 industries

Focal industryPrivate mail centersNAICS 561431 / Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

01 / percentile profile

HHI

Revenue-based HHI

Detailed median284

02 / percentile profile

CR4

Largest four firms

Detailed median30.6%

03 / percentile profile

CR8

Largest eight firms

Detailed median42.8%

04 / percentile profile

Revenue

Detailed median$14.5B

05 / percentile profile

Employment

Detailed median40.1K

06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Highest selected HHIWithheldNo published HHI

Largest selected revenue$7.1BMusical instrument and supplies retailers

Sector scope3Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps40 published in selection

Reusable selection

Combined JSON4 exact Census rows Combined CSVNotebook-ready download

Census structure neighborhood

Discover comparable industry fingerprints

Find six-digit industries with the smallest mean gap across national percentile positions, using only dimensions published for the reference row.

Reference industry

Measurement lens

Candidate scope

Reference: NAICS 561431; Private mail centers
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 5 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 896; 898 rows in selected scope

Nearest published fingerprints

Lower gaps mean closer national percentile positions across the matched dimensions.

10 nearest shown

Neighbor 01 / NAICS 561410

Document preparation services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

Mean gap6.4 pts

Concentration8.4 pts

Scale5.1 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheldWithheld

CR412.8 gap37.6%29.4%

CR84.1 gap39.8%36.1%

Revenue7.1 gap$5.2B$3.5B

Jobs0.4 gap40.1K39.6K

Firms7.8 gap4.7K3.1K

Closest dimension: Jobs (0.4 pts). Widest: CR4 (12.8 pts).

Profile Pair JSON Nearest CSV

Two-vintage comparison

Compare how the selected rows moved, not only where they landed

The same six Census measures, strict matching rule, and national detailed-industry benchmark now travel with the selection.

2017 / 20223 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

561431Measure unavailable

Private mail centers

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

561410Measure unavailable

Document preparation services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

2017156.32022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

812310Measure unavailable

Coin-operated laundries and drycleaners

Other services (except public administration)

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

459140New in 2022

Musical instrument and supplies retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 0 / 4
Largest selected move: Not compared

Open national change plane Selection history JSON Selection history CSV

2017 source 2022 source

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
National median	561431	561410	812310	459140
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.2 pts	+16.5 pts#9 of 781	+8.9 pts#62 of 781	-0.2 pts#440 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.5 pts	+16 pts#11 of 783	+8.1 pts#65 of 783	+0.1 pts#429 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022
+$3B	+$2.4B#426 of 789	+$222.4M#657 of 789	+$1.2B#532 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022
+1,474	+13,789#141 of 789	-3,718#689 of 789	+3,100#319 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022
0	+274#178 of 789	-447#727 of 789	-160#665 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022

Cross-grain research context

Move between industry, sector, and market evidence without mixing them

Keep the selected six-digit cohort fixed while inspecting broad-sector flows or exact curated market bridges. Every layer retains its own universe, vintage, and permitted use.

Cohort: 4; six-digit rows
Sectors: 3; parent contexts
Bridged: 0/4; 0 markets
Evidence: 0; records + reports

2017 / Industry baselineStrict same-code and same-label Census rows

2022 / Current structureIndustry values and parent-sector distributions

2023 / Broad-sector flowsBDS establishment and job-flow rates

Parent sector / NAICS 56

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

561431 561410

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 182; 44 detailed rows
Median CR4: 23.5%; Published values
Selected here: 2; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +10.7; HHI points
Higher HHI: 61.5%; of published pairs
Coverage: 60.5%; 26 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.905%; establishments
Exit: 11.833%; establishments
Net jobs: -1.087%; net rate
Reallocation: 27.485%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 81

Other services (except public administration)

812310

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 54.3; 40 detailed rows
Median CR4: 12.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +3.6; HHI points
Higher HHI: 72.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 57.9%; 22 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 9.993%; establishments
Exit: 8.146%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.63%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.006%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 44-45

Retail trade

459140

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 133.9; 57 detailed rows
Median CR4: 32.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +11.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 100.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 20.0%; 1 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 7.924%; establishments
Exit: 7.132%; establishments
Net jobs: 0.326%; net rate
Reallocation: 17.863%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON3 exact rows Full BDS historiesSelected sectors plus national series Joined sector CSVNotebook-ready context rows BDS history CSV1978-2023 selected-sector series

Raw values and benchmark positions

Inspect the exact benchmark ledger

Ranks run from highest to lowest. Percentiles show the share of published detailed-industry values at or below each row.

Raw Census values and detailed-industry benchmark positions for selected industries
Measure	Detailed median	Private mail centers561431	Document preparation services561410	Coin-operated laundries and drycleaners812310	Musical instrument and supplies retailers459140
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	Withheld	Withheld	Withheld
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	37.6%61st percentile / rank #354 of 897	29.4%48th percentile / rank #469 of 897	30.8%51st percentile / rank #443 of 897	41.8%68th percentile / rank #291 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	39.8%46th percentile / rank #487 of 899	36.1%42nd percentile / rank #524 of 899	33.5%37th percentile / rank #565 of 899	45.7%54th percentile / rank #415 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$5.2B21st percentile / rank #710 of 899	$3.5B14th percentile / rank #774 of 899	$5.5B22nd percentile / rank #700 of 899	$7.1B29th percentile / rank #637 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	40.1K50th percentile / rank #450 of 899	39.6K50th percentile / rank #453 of 899	43.3K53rd percentile / rank #424 of 899	31.7K43rd percentile / rank #509 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	4.7K73rd percentile / rank #240 of 899	3.1K66th percentile / rank #310 of 899	9.5K85th percentile / rank #139 of 899	2.7K63rd percentile / rank #332 of 899

NAICS industries are national statistical screening categories, not legally defined antitrust markets. Cross-sector comparisons describe relative Census position; they do not establish product substitutability, geographic scope, market power, or liability.